This place is too cute. Never before have I been bowling without the automatic calculation, where you have to actually do - gasp - arithmetic. And five pin bowling? That's been a good 15 years.
It felt like someone's rec room: you go down the stairs, see your friends and head over, only to get yelled at by "the parent" to take off your shoes. In this case the parent is the man behind the counter, because apparently you must remove your shoes as soon as you get down the stairs. He will then gladly give you some fancy two-toned shoes to don instead. He'll also provide beer, various liquors, wine...and probably some non-alcoholic beverages as well, but I didn't notice that. Not like any of the parents of my childhood friends!
It's a really quirky place, and one of the few easily accessible bowling alleys in Toronto. All in all, it's a great place to come with some friends for some beer and fun - even better if no one's too competitive. Granny bowl anyone?